The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
NOT A RESULT OLE THE LAW.

the State of Missouri and does not come
WITHIN the perview of the act, therefore the
rise OF rates Was not a consequence of this
law except that the Missouri people may
havssumped up the rate, taking advantage
OF the occasion perhaps We are not in a
position to grant relief in such cases.
Mr.. Cooley--I understand that no rail
roads north Of the Ohio river have asked to
be relieved from the operation of the fourth
section.
Mr.. Culp, being requested to do so, named
several roads north of the Ohio which re-
FUSED to receive pig iron on the old rates.
Only three have come into the old rates
since the law was suspended as regards
Southern roads. These three are the Evans
vile and Terra Haute, Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton, and Louisville, Evansville and
81. Louis On all the others local rates have
been changed.
SHOWING OF THE COTTON MEN.
MAJ. Proskauer of the Mobile Cotton Elk
change, presented the petition of that body,
asking the enforcement OF the fourth sec
uon. He said: The Cotton Exchange of
Mobile has no desire to submit evidence but
we have some statistics to show how the
trade of Mobile has been diverted to other
places. We desire to state, as regards these
facts, that they show not only
Encouragement on the part of the
railroads, but discrimination also
against Mobile. The Cotton Exchange has
taken the position that the. competing rate,
that is through rate made in order to meet
competition by water route, should be first
made by the railroad and then submitted to
your honorable commission for approval.
From this proposition the Cotton Exchange
has taken 1t for granted that this city VIII
have water privileges that will have the
benefit OF through rate, provided the rail-
roads see tit to compete with water routes.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE.
Heretofore the railroads have not only
competed with but have destroyed water
routes. Having accomplished their ruin
they Immediately put up thelr rates again
We have had from time to time competing
rates along railroads at the season of high
water III the rivers. We have had under
such circumstances exceedingly low rates.
The Cotton Exchange understands that I'M
der this bill the roads will not be able to re-
peat this operation. They will have the
power to reduce freights but will not have
the right TO advance them again without
giving ten days notice, SO that all parties in
terested can be heard before you ON the sub
ject.
THE MERCANTILE CLASSES.
'You have not as yet heard from the
mercantile classes, but have heard much
from the side of the railroads and from that
class which has vague fear of the results
Of d raise of rates. Meantime there are GER
tain things that ought to be brought to your
attnetion. Coal is not cheaper than in New
Orleans, though we are nearer the coal fields
than is New Orleans. Mobile by reason of
her position, is entitled to control the South
American trade, and also to have the lead
ing coal business on the Gulf but railroad
competition with river rates from Pittsburg
has cut against US and given New Orleans
| the advantage. Why do not our brothers
| IN the coal business compete against the coal
men on the other side of the Atlantic who
ship coal here at such cheap rates? 1t is
because they are engaged in a competitive
fight with Mississippi freight rates in the hope
Of capturing New Orleans trade. The com
mission adjourned its session at the conclu-
sion of Mr. Proskauer's testimony to meet
| in New Orleans Monday, and left on this af-
ternoon's train.
THE OREGON LINES PLEA.
WASHINGTON, April so. Secretary
| Mosely, of the Interstate Commission, has
| received by telegraph application from the
| Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
asking to be relieved from the operation Of
section 4. The petition represents that its
| lines connect with the Northern Pacific and
| with the Union Pacific, and that with sucE
connection the petitioners lines form links
| in through lines to the Pacific. The peti
! toner is Informed that said section has been
suspended as to the lines aforesaid, and that
| both said companies make rates to the Pa
citic coast, including transportation over
the lines of the petitioner.
PASSES FOR CATTLE SHIPPERS.
! ST. LOUIS. April 30-A local paper say
/ that now but two Eastern lines, the Wanda
| liza and the Ohio and Mississippi, refuses tc
/ grant passes, and in consequence are losing
| neerly all their live stock traffic They gel
| no stock at all from competitive points. Il
| is stated that the Nandala, plainly seeing
| the effect entailed by its isolated position, /;
anxious to give such passes, and that it
| Eastern connection, the Pan Handle road
| would join in The Wabash is giving re
| turn passes from Toledo and indianapolis
1 and st. Louis from Cleveland, and it is moi
| believed that the other lines will long hold
oet in their refusal.
| HITCHES IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, April 30.-The new inter
state commerce law does not yet run witt
| the facility OF well oiled machinery. Little
| bitches are found on some roads The main
difficulty had been with the Baltimore anC
| Ohio road which refused to come into the
| agreement in regard to west-bound passen
| ger rates. The Baltimore and Ohio kept W
| the old rate, but now it has decided to CONF
| in on the same terms as the other roads
| The matter will be arranged next Wednes
| day.